Hosiery



Sept. 15, 1931. goo 1,823,736

HOSIERY Filed June 8, 192a [/vvE/vToR: NA THAN J GOODMAN.

Patented Sept. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES PATIENT OFFICE NATHAN J. GOODMAN,or $1. LOUIs, MIssouIu, ASSIGNOR T COURTNEY s. GoonmN,

or ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI I IIosIERY Application filediune s, 1928. Serialo. 283,950.

My invention relates to improvement-sin hosiery, and has for its primaryobject ,a hose which is provided with an attached garter or supportingmeans.

A further object is to' construct a hose with supporting means, whichsupporting means are woven of the same material as the hose and whichhave a certain amountof inherent elasticity.

My device is applicable tohosiery of all kinds, and a particularadvantage is that the garter or supporting means is washedsimultaneously with the hose. Furthermore, my device can be readilyadjustedfas to tension and since it contains no rubber but dependsmerely on its peculiar weave for its elasticity, it is a great dealcooler than a supporter having rubber elastictherein and furthermoresince it can be adjusted to any degree of tightness of stopping thecirculation of blood.

In the drawings; V

Fig. 1 is a side elevationof my device as applied to a sock; p

Fig. 2 is a section taken'on the line 22 of Fig.1; v V i Fig. 3 is anenlarged section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 1 is a front view of the sock;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2; 1

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmental view of Fig. 4 with the supportermembers untied showing the construction of their ends.

Fig. 7 is a fragmental view ofthefiupper portion of hose as worn bywomen and children' Fig. 8 is an enlarged section taken. on the line 8-8of Fig. 7 and Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a mans sock showing amodified form of construction.

In the construction of my device I employ a sock having a body portion10 which is provided at its upper end with the usual ribbed or elasticcuff 11. Extending upwardfrom this cufi is a member 12 which is alsoknitted the , similar to the cufl 11 and is, therefore, elastic.

Carried by the upper end of the member 12 are tubular members 13. Thesetubular 'diately roll up in desired, there is no'danger members,however, are only of a predetermined length as illustrated-in Figs. 2and 4. The remainder of the tubular member is not closed but hasitsedges 14 formed with a selvage- This selvage is'put on the supportermembers 15 during the knitting and it not alone prevents the fraying outor ravellng of the edges but also tends to cause the members 15 to rollup as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 so as to form a longitudinally opentubular member. In other words, the supporter member 15 can be flattenedout forinspection or during washing but will, again, immethe form ofatube when released. 7

The tubular portions 13 are provided with openings 16 through which theends of the supporter members 15 are passed. The extreme ends of thesupporter members 15 are flattened and bent over upon themselves asindicated by the numeral 17 and then stitched down. This keeps the endsof the supporter members flat and prevents them from being drawn outthrough the openings 16.

From the above construction it will be noted that the supporter membersat the rear cross over each other, that is there are two supporter.members at'the rear of the hose and these members are designed tosurround the leg above the calf.

The forward portions of the supporter members 15 are then tied together,preferably in the form of a bow 17 after the supporter members have beendrawn to the desired degree of tightness thereby supporting the hose inposition. a e

As disclosed in Fig. 8 the upper end 18 of the stocking or hose 19 ismade in the form of a tube, which is provided with openings 20 andthrough this tube 18 is passed the supporting member 21, which is of thesame construction as the supporting members 15. It

will be noted in this connection that the sup-.

porting member extends almost twice around the upper end of thestocking, that is'the end is inserted through one of the openings 20,passed completely around the hose, and then out through the otheropening. In this manner the upper end of the stocking can be tightenedto any degree of tightness desired and, if it is desired to roll thestocking, the supporter member 21 furnishes an ideal foundation for suchrolling.

In Fig. 9 I have disclosed still another modified form of sock in whichthe upper end 22 is p o id th a pa f abs o projec i n 23 on oppositesides of the Sock, The tubular member 24 extends forward from these tabsor loops and is secured to the same at their forward edges. The tubularmember 24 also extends slightly rearward from each one of the tabs andterminates at the point indicated by the numeral 25. From there on thesupporter members 26 are formed in exactly the same manner as thesupporter members 15, that is they arelongitudinally open tubularmembers formed knitting a selvageon the longitudin l edges of thesupporter. members. e 7

These members are then brou ht forward and out through the openings 27,the ends 28 being treated in. the same Inanneras the ends 17. By thisconstruction a sock; is supported at both sides instead. of at the fronohlynd gives. the same efiect garter which is provided with two'grpping' em ers.

O o he-important fe tur o my de rice is the. construction of the supperter meme hers in that. th so vag a ong the. longitudinal edges of themember is knitted so, that the member Will naturally assume a tubularform, tha is, t e edge wil cur nw rd. nd,

due to e foot tha he memb rs .15. ar knitted, there i a certa n amount oi heren elasticity i t ese membe s, and I have. fqllllfi that, ev n i te elastioitr i s mewhat d str y c by Wea inei a soon a he. ose are.w-asliecl, th orig nal e ast o ty retur to t e supporter members.

. It will; be notodespecially from Fig. 4; that when he. supporter membes are aroun e leg o tho u er that. t e member exer a ca ting g ip o theethor hypreven ing t ehosefr m. sl ppi g dens.

I may also, if desired}, instead ofmaking the supporter members in theform of longi ud nally open ube. asp so osed in. the w ng co t uc t em.uch manne th thov l be, at without depar ing f om the spi it f y ntion-Having fully described my inventiomwhat I ofadjacent said 'ing closedfora bo e th end of hers being: threaded through. the opposite e. n i neyaportio it. on extension carried by said bodyport-ion at;- its upp a pi of tubular members harings flattened ends; carried bysaid; extensionand. e h. vi g ,open hg i th Walls. her o t ns oh, aid. m mbe s: hepoion. f: h i length n y he remainde e ng n the orm. o a lo gitud nal y opn w o, formi eurpo erm ne. i o d suppor e memtubularmember a d Pa sing oh ug h pening n. h

Wall: thereof wherebysaid supporter members will pass twice around theleg of a wearer and the ends tied so as to hind1 said membersin adjustedposition on t e e 2. E hose comprising a body portion, an extension crried y said body p r ion at i upper end, tubula embe s a r ed by saidextension and having openings in the Walls thereof adjacent saidextension, said memberl's being closed for a portion of theirlength Ony, longitudinally open tube forming supporter members, the end of one ofsaid supporter members being threaded through the opposite tubularmember and'passing out through the ope ing in. the all here f Wherebysaid support r memb s. ill pas twice aroun the log f a ea r and the e dstied so as to hold said members in adjusted position.

' 3 A. ose compri ing a. body portio an exten o carr ed by s i bodyportion at i upp r end, t bular membe s arri d. by s id ext nsion nd.each. hav ng openings. th Walls thereof adjacent said extension, said mmbers. being c osed for a portion; fthe r length only t e. mainder ofach f aid tubu a men. fo mi g supporter m mhers, th end f on o said. upprter member being th eaded th ugh the opp sit tu u a memb r and passingout through the op ni g n. he wall. h reof wher by sai suppo er memberscan 7 be adjusted andti'ed around. the logofthe e e in a. a ing poitlon.so. to hold said members. in positi n and. prevent tliehose fr m movingdownf ming ela ic upporter member he end of one'of said supportermembers being throa edthrougli he losed .ortion ofth oppos te ubularniember'an pa sing ou through t e p n ng n the Wall; h reo whereby saidsupporter members. can be adjust d. a ound the'leg i'th wearer in, acenting position and the'end's ti'ed so as to secure sa d, members: in.adinsted Po iti n and. pr

vent the hose from moving" downward.

. In te timony signatur "NATHAN J. GooDM N- whereof I have affixed my

